Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

The heavy, purple-gold metal door closed behind Su Chen, completely shutting out the noise of the hall.

Su Chen looked up, expecting to see a dreadful and oppressive torture chamber or a cold, secret room filled with high-tech equipment, but the scene before him left him completely stunned.

The space is enormous, about half the size of a football field.

Not only is there a spacious practice area covered with high-grade energy-absorbing materials, but there is also a rest area on the left that is furnished like a five-star hotel suite.

It is fully equipped with genuine leather sofas and a jacuzzi.

On the right is even a small dining area, with a constant-temperature cabinet filled with various high-grade nutrient solutions and recovery potions, and even several plates of Warcraft roasted meat that look quite expensive.

One million credits, it turns out, were used to buy a luxury VIP suite?

Su Chen walked to the center of the practice area, where only a few black iron wooden stakes, shimmering with rune light, stood alone.

He walked around the wooden stake once.

"That's it? One million credits and you expect me to come in here and throw skills at a wooden dummy?"

Su Chen muttered something under his breath.

This was completely different from the perilous and challenging special training he had imagined for immortals.

Just as he was wondering, a soft blue beam of light suddenly appeared in the air in front of the practice area.

The beams of light intertwined and quickly converged into a lifelike virtual image.

She was a young woman dressed in a fitted business suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with her long hair elegantly styled in a bun at the back of her head. She had delicate features, an extremely gentle smile on her lips, and exuded the aura of an intellectual older sister.

"Hello, I am the exclusive auxiliary AI of the Immortal Practice Room, codename 'First Cherry Blossom'."

Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, making one's ears feel soft and soothed.

"First cherry blossom?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow. "How do we use this practice room?"

Chu Ying bowed slightly and said patiently, "Student Su Chen, the core mechanism of the Immortal Grade Practice Room lies in overclocking and reconstruction."

"Here, the mental energy and concentration required to cast any skill will be ten times that of the outside world! You will feel that activating skills becomes extremely difficult and cumbersome."

"Ten times the mental energy consumption?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow.

In this world, mental power is a hidden setting.

Having mana doesn't mean you can use skills indefinitely.

Otherwise, if you keep drinking blue potion, wouldn't you become a perpetual motion machine?

When you've used up a lot of mental energy, that's what people often call being tired.

I need to rest.

"Yes. But as compensation, the Celestial Item Training Room provides you with absolute cooldown reduction and mana consumption reduction."

Sakura smiled and added, "Here, the cooldown time and mana cost of all your skills will be forcibly reduced to one-tenth."

One-tenth of the cooldown and mana cost?!

Su Chen's eyes lit up instantly.

The original 15-second cooldown of 【Ten Thousand Poisons Burst】is now only 1.5 seconds?

"Skill mana cost and cooldown have been reduced, but mental energy consumption has increased."

Su Chen muttered to himself, "So that's how they train people?"

No wonder ordinary people dare not enter the realm of immortals.

A hundred times the mental energy consumption.

Using one skill is equivalent to using ten skills outside.

I lost just a few before I was so exhausted I passed out.

"Please begin your training. Sakura will accompany you throughout and provide you with the most attentive service."

Hatsuyaki bowed again and stepped aside.

Without wasting any words, Su Chen locked onto the black iron wooden stake in front of him.

"All Poisons Explode!"

He first fired a basic attack to apply the poison, and then tried to use his skills.

hum-

An extremely terrifying resistance suddenly pressed down from all directions, as if his hands were filled with mercury, and the magical circuits in his mind were like wading through a swamp.

The skill that could originally be released with just a thought now required him to concentrate fully and forcefully deduce it.

Holy crap, that's awesome!

Su Chen took a deep breath, and instead of being discouraged, his competitive spirit was aroused.

He began to try again and again.

"All Poisons Explode!"

"All Poisons Explode!"

With a cooldown of only 1.5 seconds, Su Chen was bombarding the wooden stakes almost non-stop.

Although releasing it is extremely difficult, and each successful release drains a lot of his energy and mana, the high frequency of practice makes his understanding of the underlying logic of the skill clearer and clearer.

Twenty minutes later, Su Chen's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

Just as he was about to catch his breath, a fragrant breeze wafted over.

The virtual AI, Chu Ying, had somehow materialized into a physical form, holding a clean, warm towel in her hand and gently pressing it against Su Chen's forehead.

"Su Chen, you've worked hard. Please wipe your sweat."

Her voice was so gentle it could melt your heart.

Su Chen was startled and instinctively took half a step back.

"Cough... No need to trouble yourself, I can do it myself."

Su Chen blushed.

But Hatsuyaki didn't stop. Instead, she produced a cup of blue potion emitting a chilling aura from somewhere.

"This is a high-grade calming potion, specially prepared for you by Hatsuyaki. The temperature is just right. Please drink some to replenish your fluids. Take your time, you've already done a great job!"

She even thoughtfully brought the cup to Su Chen's lips.

Su Chen swallowed a mouthful of the potion, the cool liquid flowing down his throat, and his blue bar instantly recovered by more than half.

This service... is absolutely amazing.

While Su Chen continued to work tirelessly on skill modifications to the wooden stake, he muttered to himself.

Are those people outside out of their minds?

With such a great practice environment, including super nice older sisters serving tea and water and wiping away sweat, how could you say you're under a lot of mental stress?

Do those guys have some kind of masochistic tendency, and can't stand seeing others do well?

Time passed by, second by second.

Su Chen was immersed in the high-frequency skill simulation, while Chu Ying consistently played the role of a perfect maid, occasionally handing him towels and potions, and even offering encouragement in a gentle voice.

"Su Chen is really quick to understand."

"If you're tired, you can lie down on the sofa over there for a while, and Hatsuyaki can give you a head massage."

"..."

These sweet words made Su Chen feel like he wasn't in special training, but on vacation.

An hour later.

Su Chen wiped his sweat.

"Hatsusakura, get me another potion, my mana bar is about to give out."

Su Chen shouted without turning his head.

There was no gentle response from behind.

Instead, a cold laugh filled with utter contempt and deep disgust was heard.

"ha?"

A cool and arrogant female voice boomed through the practice room.

"One hour and three minutes, practicing a skill, and you're moving at a snail's pace, like a worm rolling in mud. Is your brain meant to hold sewer sludge?"

Su Chen suddenly turned around.

The once gentle and graceful Chu Ying's outfit shattered and reformed in a burst of light, transforming into a black, tight-fitting leather suit.

She pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, and the gentle eyes behind the lenses were now filled with condescending disdain, as if she were looking at a pile of unrecyclable garbage.

"What? You can't even understand what I'm saying? You lowly, talentless piece of trash!"

Chu Ying, wearing high heels, approached Su Chen step by step, the sound of her heels striking the ground crisp and jarring.

"Take medicine? Wipe away sweat? You think you're worthy?"

"From this moment on, if you dare to make another mistake like a piece of trash, I'll post your pathetic stats on the college forum and let everyone see what kind of idiot this so-called national champion really is!"

Su Chen stood there, completely numb.

His mouth was agape, his hands still in the starting position for casting a spell, and his head was buzzing.

This is insane...

How did the gentle older sister suddenly turn into a sadist?!

A million grass mud horses galloped through Su Chen's mind.

He finally understood!

No wonder those people outside said the Immortal Rank Practice Room was incredibly stressful!

If it were someone with a more fragile mentality, they might have been scolded to the point of having their Dao heart shattered on the spot!

"What are you all standing there for?!"

Hatsuki stared coldly at him. "Do I need to chew up the skill manual and feed it to your underdeveloped cerebellum? Move, you piece of trash!"

Su Chen took a deep breath and silently suppressed his surprised expression.

Fine, you win.

He turned around and faced the black iron stake again.

Let's see if I'm really a loser!